A pair of Adidas brand KB8 basketball shoes (#045081 size: 14), worn by Kobe Bryant during his 1997/1998 season with the Los Angeles Lakers, and hand-signed by him twice.

The 1997–1998 season was a breakout moment for Kobe Bryant, as he quickly evolved from a promising young player into one of the league’s rising stars with the LA Lakers. At just 19 years old, he became the youngest All-Star starter in NBA history, signaling his rapid rise in popularity and talent. That season also marked the early stages of his partnership with Shaquille O'Neal, which would later define the Lakers’ dominance in the early 2000s.

The Lakers won 61 games and reached the Western Conference Finals, where they were eliminated by the eventual champion Chicago Bulls, led by Michael Jordan—placing Kobe directly in the path of the era’s greatest dynasty early in his career.

Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity from MEARS.

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